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News & Announcements Gustavus Responds… In typical Gustavus fashion, the College and its community members are doing many things to provide support and outreach following Tuesday’s tragedy. Here are some of the responses: President Axel Steuer reminded us yesterday of the following: “In times of crisis and challenges, we are reminded in many ways that…

News & Announcements Newsletter Purpose, Guidelines… With the beginning of the academic year comes the resumption of The Yellow Sheet, a weekly newsletter providing news and information to the campus community since 1975. This employee newsletter is distributed online each Thursday except during academic breaks (specified below). When is the newsletter distributed? Every week of…

News & Announcements Elvee to Receive Greater Gustavus Award… The Greater Gustavus Award — the highest award given by the alumni association and presented to individuals who have “significantly advanced and aided Gustavus Adolphus College” — will be given to Richard Elvee (retired chaplain). Elvee became the College’s first full-time chaplain in 1962 and served…

News & Announcements Wilderness Experiences Expanding, Facilitators Needed… Last August, the new student orientation program offered 21 first-year Gustavus students the opportunity to spend 5 days in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) with faculty and administrator facilitators. The overall goal of the “Wilderness Experience” was to create an intentional opportunity for the students…

News & Announcements Alert the Post Office… Any department employing students this summer is asked to provide a list of student employee names to Naomi Quiram at nquiram@gustavus.edu by May 15. Doing so will ensure continuous delivery of the student’s mail on campus; failure to do so may result in mail being forwarded to the…

News & Announcements New Dean and V.P. Named… John Mosbo has been appointed dean of the faculty and vice president of academic affairs, effective July 1. Mosbo is currently provost, dean of the faculty, and professor of chemistry at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA). Before joining UCA, Mosbo held teaching and administrative positions at…

News & Announcements Service Awards Dinner Set… The College and the Alumni Association will recognize the commitment of faculty and administrators who have served 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years, and those who are retiring. The annual Faculty and Administrator Service Awards Dinner will be held May 17 in Alumni Hall, beginning with…

News & Announcements Open Forums for Academic Dean Candidates… President Axel Steuer, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty Search Committee Chair Larry Potts, and the entire search committee, announce that 3 finalists for the position of Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty will be on campus for…

Upcoming Events Chapel Schedule… All are invited to the 10 a.m. worship services in Christ Chapel. The upcoming schedule is as follows: March 23 — Michael Hvidsten, Romans 2: 1-16; and March 25-April 1 — No Chapel. Knowledge Bowl Competition Monday… On March 26, the academic outreach office will host the subregional Knowledge Bowl competition…

News & Announcements Publication Break Reminder… Due to Spring Break, The Yellow Sheet will not be published March 29. Publication will resume April 5. Due to Easter Recess, the newsletterwill not be published April 12; it will continue April 19. Note that The Yellow Sheet submission deadline is 4:30 p.m. on the Tuesday before publication.…

News & Announcements Alumni Award Recipients Named… The Alumni Board of Directors and the Alumni Association recently selected its annual award recipients. They are as follows: Greater Gustavus Award — Richard Elvee, retired chaplain. Elvee served as chaplain from 1962-2000, was creative leader of Christmas in Christ Chapel from 1972-2000, and was director of the…

News & Announcements Data Now Online… Campus community members may now access some of the data in the college’s integrated administrative software database system, called Datatel, via the Web. From the On-Campus Community homepage, people may access the data by selecting one of the 3 blue buttons in the top right hand corner, marked For…